A Study on the Problems Related to Education of the Physically Disabled Children of Karnataka

In Karnataka there are 18 special institutions rendering educational facilities to the physically disabled children, i.e., the blind, the deaf, the dumb and the orthopedically handicapped children. This study attempts a survey of the existing educational facilities and to identify the problem areas in the education of the physically handicapped children in the age group 6-18 years. The sample covers 15 heads of such special institutions, 52 teachers teaching the handicapped children, 470 handicapped childrens, studying in those special institutions, 40 parents of the physically handicapped children, 9 welfare associations and 6 experts, who are working for and interested in the education of the physically handicapped children.